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Glass noodles with chicken, lime and mint

Name: Glass noodles with chicken, lime and mint
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 2 chicken breast fillets; 200g bean thread vermicelli (glass noodles); 10 cherry tomatoes, quartered; 1/2 telegraph cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced; 3 small eschalots (Asian red) thinly sliced; 1 small red chilli, thinly sliced; 100g bean sprouts, rinsed; Good handful (about 1/2 cup) each of mint, basil, and coriander leaves; 2 tablespoons unsalted toasted peanuts, chopped; 2 tablespoons lime juice, plus wedges to serve; 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce; 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoons caster sugar

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by Jill Dupleix

Food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Every mouthful of this Thai-inspired salad is bursting with mint, basil, lime, chilli, cucumber, shallots and peanuts.

2 chicken breast fillets
200g bean thread vermicelli (glass noodles)
10 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1/2 telegraph cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced
3 small eschalots (Asian red) thinly sliced
1 small red chilli, thinly sliced
100g bean sprouts, rinsed
Good handful (about 1/2 cup) each of mint, basil, and coriander leaves
2 tablespoons unsalted toasted peanuts, chopped

Dressing

2 tablespoons lime juice, plus wedges to serve
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons caster sugar

Method

1.

Place the chicken fillets in a pan and cover with cold water. Season with salt and bring just to the boil. Simmer very gently, partly covered, 15-20 minutes. Leave to cool to room temperature, then drain.
2.

Meanwhile: place the noodles in a heatproof bowl, pour boiling water over them and leave for 4 minutes to soften. Drain, then snip the noodles once or twice with scissors, then set aside. Slice the chicken against the grain.
3.

In a large bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved. Add the snipped noodles, sliced chicken and remaining ingredients (except lime wedges) to the bowl and toss gently to combine. Divide among bowls, scatter with peanuts and serve with lime.